This Paperback Book item from Aladdin was reviewed on 7-Nov-2008.
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1) Paperback Book My Teacher Is an Alien (My Teacher Books) by Aladdin. This is the first book in a series of four. I first read this story when I was in the fourth grade, and it got me hooked on reading! It´s a great story, full of mystery, kind of funny, and only mildly scary. Bruce Coville is an excellent children´s author, I personally consider him one of the best. It´s been nearly 15 years since I first read this story, but I still remember it as the story that got me reading!
It´s about a 12-year-old girl who comes back from spring break to find her beloved 6th grade teacher has mysteriously disappeared. In her place is an unwelcome substitute teacher, who isn´t so much mean as he is strict and boring. While doodling in class one day, she accidentally turns in a mean doodle about the sub with a test paper. Desperate to get it back before he sees it, she follows him home, and while there, discovers he´s an alien! Now the only trouble is getting anyone else to believe her before he goes through with with his plans of abducting several kids in her class...¤ 2) Paperback Book My Teacher Is an Alien (My Teacher Books) by Aladdin. I think My Teacher is an Alien was sort of a good book. I suppose other 6th graders will like it. In the book Susan Simmons sees somthing weird with her new teacher Mr.Smith. So she goes to his house and sneeks around. She finds out he may be an Alien! Do you think it´s a dream? You should find out by reading My Teacher is an Alien.¤ 3) Paperback Book My Teacher Is an Alien (My Teacher Books) by Aladdin. This book is the funniest book ever!It´s about a girl who finds out that her teacher is an alien!Peter and Susan broke into the house of the house of the alien.To find out more read this book.¤ 4) Paperback Book My Teacher Is an Alien (My Teacher Books) by Aladdin. I really like this book because it had lots of creepy stuff. And they get to talk to aliens on the communicator. The teacher came from space .He is the subsitute teacher.¤ 5) Paperback Book My Teacher Is an Alien (My Teacher Books) by Aladdin. I loved this book when I was a kid, and decided to re-read it recently. Doing that gave me a new appreciation for what Bruce has done with this story.
Told from the perspective of Susan Simmons, the story fairly believably tells a tale of the impossible. Susan discovers that her new teacher, rigid and demanding Mr. Smith, is actually an alien. Furthermore, he has plans to take several of the students back to space with him! If that wasn´t enough, he´s holding the previous teacher, Ms. Schwarz, prisoner in his house.
The premise may be clearly fantasy-based, but what follows is some very clever storytelling. Susan has to figure out what to do about her situation, which isn´t easy when new complications keep arising. But she´s not alone. One of the first things Susan does, is attempt to get fellow student Peter Thompson to believe her. Peter, a friendless nerd who Susan gets along with ("I realized that I was probably the closest thing he had to a friend"), is naturally skeptical at first, but a trip to the teacher/alien´s house gives him all the proof he needs. From that point on, the story branches out in a number of surprising directions, with many new twists introduced into the plot, all under an increasingly looming threat.
Bruce Coville tells a brilliant tale with "My Teacher Is an Alien". The characters are believable, with believable narration told from Susan´s perspective, mixing in the descriptions one would expect from a novel with the observations and opinions one would expect from a kid. Bruce fleshes out things more by showing Susan´s home life, and hinting at Peter´s. The plot branches and twists in surprising, yet believable ways, making for an unpredictable story. The only place I felt the author stumbled was with some of Peter´s dialog. While Peter is clearly meant to be an intelligent kid, he makes observations that I as an adult couldn´t really imagine a sixth grader making. But when I originally read this book back as a kid, I never felt that Peter was too unrealistic, so it´s probably not a concern for many kids.
Overall, I think this book is a classic that stands the test of time. Mixing in the fantastic (aliens) with the familiar (a school setting) makes for a blend that works.
Recommended.¤ 6) Paperback Book My Teacher Is an Alien (My Teacher Books) by Aladdin. Sixth grade is just out of this world!Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird. But she doesn´t know how weird until she catches him peeling off his face -- and realizes that "Mr. Smith" is really an alien! At first no one will believe her except Peter Thompson, the class brain. When Peter and Susan discover Mr. Smith´s horrible plans for their classmates, they know they have to act fast. Only they can get rid of their extraterrestrial visitor -- and save the rest of the sixth-grade class from a fate worse than math tests!¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 5-Dec-2008, 14169033489781416903345, 210-131-211-3X1-481-341-8 
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